07-24-2023, 03:12 AM
I want to alter some arguments passed to application by wrapping it into inspectable script.
CMD.exe is out of list because it damages original arguments list (`=`, `,` & `;` are treated as command separator, rendering `--opt=val` into `--opt` + `val`).
I though about JScript but was frustrated by the fact that both `Wscript.Shell` with `Run` + `Exec` & `Shell.Application` with `ShellExecute` **create new window instead of attaching to existing console**.
It is vital for wrapper to pass STDIO control to launched app. Regular Batch files follow such semantic, CLI pipe to the app continue to work even if the app is called through `.cmd` wrapper.
CMD.exe is out of list because it damages original arguments list (`=`, `,` & `;` are treated as command separator, rendering `--opt=val` into `--opt` + `val`).
I though about JScript but was frustrated by the fact that both `Wscript.Shell` with `Run` + `Exec` & `Shell.Application` with `ShellExecute` **create new window instead of attaching to existing console**.
It is vital for wrapper to pass STDIO control to launched app. Regular Batch files follow such semantic, CLI pipe to the app continue to work even if the app is called through `.cmd` wrapper.